Government failed to budget for a partial climb down

Over-70s plan proved a hot potato in budget, writes Political Correspondent Paul O’Brien.

JUST 48 hours after it was announced, aspects of the Government’s budget are collapsing faster than the share price of Irish banks.

In his traditional post-Budget Day interview on RTÉ on Wednesday morning, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan more or less admitted it was unclear exactly how the €200 employee car-parking levy would work.